Ironer and molder for overalls and trousers



0. PICKELSIMER- IRONER AND MOLDER FOR OVERALLS AND TROUSERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19 1920.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

IN I 'EAV TOR. 025w picia'c'Zslliner A TTORN E Y UNITED STATES- PATENTOFFICE.

v OTUS PICKELSIMER, OF GREENVILLE, SC-UTH CAROLINA.

Application filed March 19, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ores PIOKELSIMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenville, in the county of Greenville and State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironersand Molders for Overalls and Trousers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the mvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in appliances for use inlaundries and cleaning establishments, and more particularly refers toan improved ironer and molder for overalls, trousers, and the like.

' It is an object of the present invention to provide an improvedappliance of this character that will impart a definite crease to thegarments in a more convenient and expeditious manner than has heretoforebeen possible with the other forms of similar appliances.

Another object of the present invention resides in providing anappliance of simple and inexpensive construction, which admits ofadjustability to fit garments of varying sizes and shapes, and whichwill impart a more definite crease than it has been heretofore possibleto successfully obtain.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and inwhich simi lar reference symbols indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of an. improved laundry appliance asconstructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view taken through the device.

3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view showing the tipof the appliance; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the adjustment detail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a stand uponwhich is placed a casting 2 being substantially in the form of one ofthe legs of the overalls or trousers, and which may be made to conformin shape approximately to the sleeve of a garment.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Serial No. 367,275.

The casting is closed at its upper end, which is narrower than theenlarged lower end, at the base of which is a flange 3 restmg upon abase plate 4. Asbestos, or other suitable packing 5, may be placedbetween the flange 3 and the plate 4:, and suitable fastenings 6, suchfor instance as the bolts shown, may be passed through these variousparts and through the stand 1 to hold the casing 2 securely thereon.

The casting is made substantially fiat in one direction, orcorresponding to an oval in cross section as illustrated in Figs. 3 and4, and the longitudinal edges 7 and 8 thereof are curved inwardly asindicated in Fig. 1.

As shown most clearly in Fig. 5, the tip of the casting is provided witha groove 9 through which passes aspring tension wire 10 preferably ofbrass. This wire 10 passes down on opposite sides of the inwardly curvededges 7 and 8 of the casting 2, and has its lower ends threaded asindicated at 11 in Fig. 6. These threaded ends 11 pass through theflange 3, asbestos packing 5, the base plate 44:, and the stand 1.Winged nuts 12 are screwed on the threaded ends 11 and take against theunder side of the upper portion of the stand 1. The nuts 12 admit ofadjusting the tension of the wire 10.

Within the casting 2 is formed a vertical partition 13, the upper end ofwhich is spaced from the top of the inside portion of the casting inorder to allow the steam or other heat medium to pass from onecompartment to the other within the casting. An inlet pipe 14 is shownconnecting through the base with one compartment of the casting 2, whilean exit pipe 15 communicates at the base portion with the compartment tothe opposite side of the partition 13.

In the use of the device the leg or sleeve of a garment is slipped overthe casting 2, which may be placed vertically as shown in the drawingsor horizontally if preferred, and steam is then admitted through thepipe 14 to the base of the casting at one side of the partition 13. Thesteam is caused to rise in the. casting 2 and to pass about the upperend of the partition, thence down the other side of said partition andmake its escape through the exit pipe 15. The steam will thus impartheat to the casting 2, and when the garment is drawn tightly thereoverthe effect will be to press the same, removing the wrinkles andrestoring the smooth condition of the cloth.

Preferably the winged nuts 12 are loos ened so as to allow the wire tobecome slack before the garment is placed over the casting 2, and thewinged nuts 12 may be thereafter tightened in order to draw the wire 10tautwithin the garment, which will thereupon impart a seam or crease tothe same. The use of the winged nuts 12 allows the desired crease to begiven as a wide adjustment is imparted.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and arrangements of parts Without departing from the spiritof my invention, and there fore I do not wish to be limited to suchfea-- tures except as may be required by the claims.

I claim: a

l. A device of the eharacterdescribed including a stand, a hollowtapering casting being closed at its upper end and having a lower openend supported upon said stand,

said castin havin a aartition therein Se arating the interior thereofinto two compartments communicating only at the upper end thereof, meansfor introducing a heat-carrying medium into the lower end of one of thecompartments, means for conveying off the medium after the same hascirculated through both of the compartments from the lower end of theother compartment, and a tenslon wireassociated with said casting andbelng adjustable to form creases in. the garments, substantially as de-.scrlbed.

same into two adjacentand ongitudinally extending, compartmentscommunicating only at their upper ends, means for introc ducing steam tothe lower end of one of the compartments and for conveying the same oilat the baseof the'other compartment, said casting, having a groove atits upper end extending in the directionof-thelongitudinal axis thereof,a spring 7 tensionwire fitted in said groove and extending downwardlyadjacent to the curved edges of said casting, the lower ends of saidwire being threaded and passing through the. stand, and nuts running onsaid threaded portions beneath the stand for tensioning saidwire,substantially asidescribed.

OTUS PICKE LSIMER.

